TARIFF CLASIFICATION AND CUSTOMS

LEGISLATION II
OPERACIONES COMERCIALES INTERNACIONALES
(UTSLRC)

HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE NO. 60

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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION IMAGE OF ARTICLE

COMMON METAL PADLOCK WITH 2 KEYS INCLUDED

MERCIOLOGY ANALYSIS
Explanatory Note to heading 83.01: This heading includes a set of locking devices whose mechanism is activated by a
key… These closure devices include:
A) Padlocks of all kinds for doors, trunks, chests, bags, bicycles, etc., including hasps security with key.

STRUCTURE
SECTION
Base metals and articles of these metals
XV
CHAPTER
Miscellaneous articles of base metal
83
HEADING Padlocks, locks and bolts (key, combination or electric), of base metal; clasps and clasp frames,
83.01 fitted with a lock, of base metal; base metal keys for these items
FIRST
LEVEL
Padlocks
SUBHEADING

8301.10
SECOND
LEVEL

TARIFF
CLASIFICATION
Padlocks
NUMBER
8301.10.01
TCN + NICO
Padlocks
8301.10.01.00
UNIT Pc IGI 15 IGE Ex
 TARIFF CLASIFICATION AND CUSTOMS
LEGISLATION II
OPERACIONES COMERCIALES INTERNACIONALES
(UTSLRC)

LEGAL APLICATION
GENERAL RULES COMPLEMENTARY RULES
1&6 1 & 10

LEGAL JUSTIFICATION
APPLYING THE GENERAL RULE 1 WHICH STATES THAT THE SECTION AND CHAPTER TITLES HAVE AN INDICATIVE VALUE
SUCH AS SECTION XV ‘’BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF THESE METALS'' AND CHAPTER 83 ‘’MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
OF BASE METAL''. WHAT LEGALLY DETERMINES THE CLASSIFICATION ARE THE HEADING TEXTS SUCH AS 83.01
‘’PADLOCKS, LOCKS AND BOLTS (KEY, COMBINATION OR ELECTRIC), OF BASE METAL; CLASPS AND CLASP FRAMES, FITTED
WITH A LOCK, OF BASE METAL; BASE METAL KEYS FOR THESE ITEMS‘’, AS WELL AS THE SECTION AND CHAPTER LEGAL
NOTES THAT IN THIS CASE DO NOT REFER.

ACCORDING TO GENERAL RULE 6 WHICH STATES THAT THE SUBHEADINGS THAT ARISE FROM A HEADING DETERMINE
THE CLASSIFICATION, SUCH AS 8301.10 ‘’PADLOCKS'', AS WELL AS THE LEGAL NOTES OF SUBHEADING THAT IN THIS CASE
DO NOT MAKE REFERENCE.

APPLYING THE 1ST COMPLEMENTARY RULE WHICH STATES THAT THE TARIFF FRACTION THAT ARISES FROM A
SUBHEADING WILL DETERMINE THE CLASSIFICATION, SUCH AS THE 8301.10.01 ‘’PADLOCKS‘’.

FINALLY, THE 10TH COMPLEMENTARY RULE IS APPLIED, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE COMMERCIAL IDENTIFICATION
NUMBERS BASED ON THE TARIFF FRACTION, SUCH AS THE 8301.10.01.00 ‘’PADLOCKS‘’.
REGULATION OR NON TARIFF BARRIERS
IMPORT EXPORT
AS OF JUNE 15, 2018, THE IMPORTATION OF THIS
MERCHANDISE IS RESTRICTED from: THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (Art. 8 of the "Agreement
prohibiting the export or import of various merchandise to AS OF JUNE 15, 2018, THE EXPORT OF THIS MERCHANDISE
the countries, entities and persons indicated") IS RESTRICTED, whose destination is: THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (Art. 8 of the "Agreement
Subsections 5.1 and 5.2 of Chapter 5 (Commercial prohibiting the export or import of various merchandise to
Information) of NOM-050-SCFI-2004, except subsection the countries, entities and persons indicated").
5.2.1(f) (The importer may opt for any of the alternatives
provided in the second paragraph of Number 6 of Annex
2.4 .1 to verify compliance with the NOM)